Enter the Travvys!

Face it; the travel industry is a bit awards happy. I mean everyone likes to get an award and be recognized for excellence, but in travel it sometimes seems like everyone gets a gold star or is in a "top list." Indeed, sometimes I think there's such a glut of awards that I find them to be overkill.

Having said that, you might ask, why are we launching another industry program called the Travvy Awards? The reason, in this case, is we want to bring some sanity and validity to the process. Indeed, our travel agent readers vote for on the travel companies, products, services and individuals that are entered into the contest. A special committee of selected readers and our editors then reviews the results.

Unlike many other awards programs, where the awards are voted on by a small committee of "experts," we believe the most valid people to select industry awards are our readers, the professional travel agents who read TravelPulse.com, Agent@Home magazine, and Vacation Agent magazine. Our readers are the people who select the top hotels, cruise lines, cruise ships, tours and destinations for their clients. They also know the top executives in the business and the top agencies. So who better to vote on these categories than travel agents?

Click on Travvy Awards, you'll discover the entry requirements (yes there's a small fee to enter), the categories of awards, and how to enter the contest. But you have to act fast because the entry deadline is coming up soon on Oct. 15!

We have different awards in several different categories, including Cruises, Tour Operators, Hotels & Resorts, Travel Agents, Destinations, Travel Technology, Travel Insurance, Airlines, Car Rentals and Rail Travel. Just click on the category on the website to find the different award contests you can enter as a supplier or as a travel agency.

After we compile all the awards entries, we'll be sending out ballots to our readers. Then our committee of selected readers and editors will help oversee the final results. We'll be announcing our awards winners at a special ceremony in January, then we'll have special supplements in the February editions of our two monthly magazines, Agent@Home and Vacation Agent.

For travel suppliers, if you haven't already entered, here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of a new awards program that is based on the expertise of our professional travel agent audience. For travel agents, you too can enter your agencies, host agencies and consortia.

We are looking forward to building the Travvy Awards into a contest that will be eagerly anticipated every year by the industry and the public at large. After all, travel agents know about the best travel products for their clients, so an awards program where agents can vote on those products truly reflects the best of the best in the industry. But you've got to be in it to win it (as the saying goes). So please click on Travvy Awards to find out more about the awards and how to enter!

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